January 9, 2012

LOLWUT?: AudioQuest's 3-Foot, $1,100 HDMI Cable

Filed Under: bullshittery / buzzwords / cables / can you even tell the difference? / damn rich people / lies / lolwut? / man i should get back into marketing / marketing / no no no no no / oh hell no / wtf is wrong with you?! / you've got to be kidding me

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Because Monster Cables was monopolizing the ridiculously overpriced and under-performing cable market, here's AudioQuest's entry: a 3.3-foot, $1,096 HDMI connector. That's $332/foot! What makes it so special? It's made entirely out of urethras No f***ing clue. Oh, wait:

This HDMI cable features a Dielectric-Bias System that reduces distortion and 100% Perfect-Surface Silver conductors for improved signal clarity. The Direct-Silver-plated HDMI connectors provide a simple connection and durability.

Of course -- a dielectric-bias system and perfect-surface silver conductors. Noooooooo, that doesn't sound like a stinking bag of bullshit. Anybody who buys one of these deserves to be strangled with it. Seriously, 3.3-feet? You should hold out for at least a 6-footer.

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Thanks to Matthew, who drops tips on Geekologie's Facebook page instead of email because his internet mailman is addicted to meth and opens people's packages.